Identifier: magazineofamericv13stev (find matches)
Title: The magazine of American history with notes and queries
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Stevens, John Austin, 1827-1910. ed. cn DeCosta, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1831-1904. ed. cn Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, ed. cn Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893. ed. cn Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-1894 ed Abbatt, William, 1851-1935, comp
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Publisher: New York : A.S. Barnes
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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NUN-APPLETON, THE SEAT OF LORD FAIRFAX. called the worthless Charles II., and Lord Fairfax—for good or for evil-restored the monarchy. He headed the commission that recalled Charles from Holland. He exulted in the thought that he had obtained that for which he had so bravely fought on many a battle field ; namely, a free Parliament, and liberty of conscience and worship under a constitutional king. Events showed how grievously he was mistaken. Charles was an arrant, knavish profligate; the church more persecuting and cruel thanever. England, remarks Markham, never was disgraced by a viler andbaser government. Lord Fairfax was bitterly disappointed, but still hoped for the best. The last sentence in his Memorial proves this. He wrote : I hope that God will one day clear this cause we undertook, so far as concerns His honor, and the integrity of such as faithfully served Him.For I cannot believe that such wonderful successes have been given inva

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